ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What term describes a sulky person?
A
Hubris
B
Grateful
C
Wrathful
D
Sullen
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some common synonyms of sulky are crabbed, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sullen, and surly. While all these words mean “showing a forbidding or disagreeable mood, ” sulky suggests childish resentment expressed in peevish sullenness.

Detailed explanation-2: -sullen, glum, morose, surly, sulky, crabbed, saturnine, gloomy mean showing a forbidding or disagreeable mood. sullen implies a silent ill humor and a refusal to be sociable.

Detailed explanation-3: -A sulky or sullen person won’t smile or engage through eye contact – they will often remain silent and not say a word even when the people around them might be sharing jokes and laughter.

Detailed explanation-4: -churlish. dour. gloomy. glum. grumpy. hostile. morose. petulant. More items

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